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roho76
01-09-2009, 09:05 AM
I mentioned this at the end of my last post but wondered if anybody had any opinions.

Me and my family are planning on moving. I work in the Auto Industry and need to get out of Michigan before things really get bad and unemployment shoots to the point that only Granholm and Carl Levin have a job left. My wife and I are trying to figure out a good spot to land.

The reason I have picked these locations is because I have been there before. Also I want to be in a warmer climate for the longer growing seasons but I want a state that is strong on 2nd Amendment rights (if this fails everything else will soon follow). I'm thinking Texas just for the succession rumors. But I really like S.C. and Georgia. Anybody have any ideas?

tmosley
01-09-2009, 09:26 AM
Texas is a VERY good place to live. No state income tax, and we actually manage to keep the state government pretty small. There are also a number of counties here where there are not building codes.

FrankRep
01-09-2009, 09:49 AM
Texas is a VERY good place to live. No state income tax, and we actually manage to keep the state government pretty small. There are also a number of counties here where there are not building codes.

I'm not sure how many more winters I can take in Ohio. Snow sux. I'm looking to move somewhere warm. Texas is very tempting.

roho76
01-09-2009, 10:01 AM
I'm not sure how many more winters I can take in Ohio. Snow sux. I'm looking to move somewhere warm. Texas is very tempting.

I'm with you. I can't take anymore of this. A foot of snow one day then rain the next then freezing temperatures turns it all to ice then heats up to 40 and melts then freezing rain again then some snow on top of that. People drive like shit up here too combined with the weather I feel like a commando on the road. Just trying to stay alive going to the store.

haaaylee
01-09-2009, 11:21 AM
Well in Texas right now im wearing a tank top and shorts. If i were to leave my house i bet i'd put on flip flops. Then again, it snowed last month ...

We're a pretty good state. Minus our Governor. Oh, and that other one who is about to leave office. I'd rather have Sanford, but then again their unemployment is rather high right now.

Fox McCloud
01-09-2009, 11:58 AM
I'm not sure how many more winters I can take in Ohio. Snow sux. I'm looking to move somewhere warm. Texas is very tempting.

*gasp* don't leave Ohio! We're in dire need of freedom lovers here.

Darn it Ohio, why do you have to be a microcosm of the USA <_<

Uriel999
01-09-2009, 12:22 PM
I hate Georgia. :)

satchelmcqueen
01-09-2009, 12:23 PM
georgia is a good place to live and raise a family if you stay out of atlanta or macon or if you decide on those cities, be careful. there are massive layoffs all around georgia. i can tell you that as i am one who got the pink slip in november, but yet was lucky to have lasted that long as this all started around here in mid 2007.

2nd amendment rights are very strong here as far as i can tell, or at least up here in the mountains where ive lived all my life. i can shoot my 12g all day long if i want and even if some out of towner calls the cops, the cops just check to see if you arent shooting in an unsafe direction, and if not, its up to you whether to stop or continue.

south carolina? same as georgia.

Texas? dont know, but would suspect would be a better place to be when it comes time to defend yourself, now, or later. they have very good self defense and property defense laws there from what ive read. I would like to move to texas myself just because of those laws.

example... in georgia if you shoot someone on your property, even if they have a gun in hand and are making threats, you might still go to jail. depends on how well the cops know you and how far they would push such issue. in most cases you will be justified in shooting the guy. but there is still the chance you would be charged and wind up in jail. in georgia all the cops ive ever spoke with about such a scenario, have always told me, if you shoot someone, you better make sure they have crossed the front door threshold into your house...otherwise, its up in the air.

in texas, if you are being threatened on your property inside the house or outside, you have the right to shoot first and ask questions later, and 99.9% of the time, you will be OK. In texas you also have the right to defend, even using deadly force, your neighbors property if you see it being burglarized. Look at this vid...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI9B-oRCq5M

and see what i mean.

I know for a fact that if this same thing happened in georgia, you would 99.9% of the time, wind up in jail forever, regardless, which is the only reason i want to move to texas. texas just seems to have more common sense when it comes to 2nd amendment rights and defending yourself and your property. georgia and SC are a great ploace to live except for the 2nd amendment rights AND putting them to use to save yourself if the time ever comes.


So i say to you, move to Texas if you can, and hopefully ill see you there one day.

satchelmcqueen
01-09-2009, 12:25 PM
I hate Georgia. :)

can you elaborate please?

ive lived here all my life and just want to know if we share the same hatred towards this state. :D

satchelmcqueen
01-09-2009, 12:26 PM
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Uriel999
01-09-2009, 12:49 PM
can you elaborate please?

ive lived here all my life and just want to know if we share the same hatred towards this state. :D

Because as a resident of Panama City, Florida and typically over the summer months being employed as a server...people from Alabama and Georgia DO NOT TIP!!!! Seriously, they are 10% or less tips 60% of the time. It is frustrating because the restuarant I typically work at are where meals are 30 bucks a pop (all you can eat alaskian snow crab legs w/ or without shrimp, prime rib, and bbq ribs). Fun place to work and I could always eat for free (btw I can destroy crablegs faster than any customer I ever had prolly because I would eat like at least a 1lb of them a day) but getting screwed on tips sucks. And I am not a shitty slacker server. When I get moving I get moving. But yeah, Georgians and Alabamians don't tip for shit and that is why I don't like them...

Oh and me and my family drive up to Virginia at least once a year and I hate driving through Atlanta.

satchelmcqueen
01-09-2009, 01:02 PM
Because as a resident of Panama City, Florida and typically over the summer months being employed as a server...people from Alabama and Georgia DO NOT TIP!!!! Seriously, they are 10% or less tips 60% of the time. It is frustrating because the restuarant I typically work at are where meals are 30 bucks a pop (all you can eat alaskian snow crab legs w/ or without shrimp, prime rib, and bbq ribs). Fun place to work and I could always eat for free (btw I can destroy crablegs faster than any customer I ever had prolly because I would eat like at least a 1lb of them a day) but getting screwed on tips sucks. And I am not a shitty slacker server. When I get moving I get moving. But yeah, Georgians and Alabamians don't tip for shit and that is why I don't like them...

Oh and me and my family drive up to Virginia at least once a year and I hate driving through Atlanta.

yes atlanta sucks on traffic. ild tip you 20% or more.

Uriel999
01-09-2009, 01:45 PM
yes atlanta sucks on traffic. ild tip you 20% or more.

:p just save the ron paul stamped dollars for those still sleeping.

tmosley
01-09-2009, 02:26 PM
Texas also has a lot more jobs. Within a year or two, Lubbock should be hopping with science jobs (chemists, microbiologists, and lab techs) once my company starts licensing some technologies, and we start researching the really important stuff (AIDS, Cancer, and generalized infectious disease).

asimplegirl
01-09-2009, 02:40 PM
My state is supposedly least affected by this whole bad economy stuff, especially where I live...We have new businesses opening and thriving, and the least lay offs than the rest of the state or even country for that matter.

As long as you stay out of NOLA, Alexandria, and BR, things are great, and we have a very decent governor.

I like it here.

Oh, and according to many big newspapers, Brady Campaign hates us worse than anyone.lol.

go_carolina_528
01-09-2009, 03:22 PM
I mentioned this at the end of my last post but wondered if anybody had any opinions.

Me and my family are planning on moving. I work in the Auto Industry and need to get out of Michigan before things really get bad and unemployment shoots to the point that only Granholm and Carl Levin have a job left. My wife and I are trying to figure out a good spot to land.

The reason I have picked these locations is because I have been there before. Also I want to be in a warmer climate for the longer growing seasons but I want a state that is strong on 2nd Amendment rights (if this fails everything else will soon follow). I'm thinking Texas just for the succession rumors. But I really like S.C. and Georgia. Anybody have any ideas?
I live in South Carolina and love it. BMW has a plant in Greenville so you should check that out if your still interested in the auto area. Very little unions down here, great climate, and great on the 2nd amendment. There are 4 hunt clubs within 10 miles of where i live.

Shoot me a PM if you wanna know some more things.

FrankRep
01-09-2009, 03:48 PM
*gasp* don't leave Ohio! We're in dire need of freedom lovers here.

Darn it Ohio, why do you have to be a microcosm of the USA <_<

Fox, join the Ohio Freedom Alliance

http://www.OhioFreedom.com/forum/

Brown Sapper
01-09-2009, 04:14 PM
Texas is the best hands down. First off we haven't been hit hard as others states in unemployment. Our property values have fallen so much. Our economy is VERY diverse. There is so much to do here. Finally, we are just better than every other state!!!

@Tmosley keep me in mind I'm an aspiring chemist that doesn't want to spend the rest of my life find the new Viagra. Not sure if I would leave Houston though.

nobody's_hero
01-09-2009, 05:05 PM
If I had a chance to move to Ron Paul's Texas district I'd do it in a heartbeat. I live in Georgia BTW. If you come here, you have to promise to help us get rid of senator Isakson in 2010. :D

Chase
01-09-2009, 05:12 PM
I've been in Texas since I was 1. I think there are lots of neat places in the world to live, but I definitely would rather be right here than anywhere else in the US right now. If I were ever to leave Texas for another nation there would have to be damn good reasons.

roho76
01-09-2009, 05:30 PM
We have been leaning towards Texas. My wife seems to be swaying this way too. I think it's because one of her friends are moving there. I like the attitude there myself. Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I need to do some research on gardening and planting seasons.

BuddyRey
01-09-2009, 05:49 PM
One thing I know about Texas is that it is the only state (the only state!) in which land can still be bought and sold with allodial titles. That counts for a lot as far as general freedom goes, and I have no idea why the Free State Project hasn't put pressure on New Hampshire to establish a similar private property protection.

nate895
01-09-2009, 05:52 PM
One thing I know about Texas is that it is the only state (the only state!) in which land can still be bought and sold with allodial titles. That counts for a lot as far as general freedom goes, and I have no idea why the Free State Project hasn't put pressure on New Hampshire to establish a similar private property protection.

They aren't truly allodial titles, they are basically a way to prevent a rise in property taxes by agreeing to pay for so many years worth of property taxes over a short period of time and then not having to pay the taxes for as long as you possess the property, but you can still be a victim of eminent domain and other property rights violations from the government.

constituent
01-09-2009, 08:29 PM
Stay out of texas, too crowded as it is.

constituent
01-09-2009, 08:30 PM
We have been leaning towards Texas. My wife seems to be swaying this way too. I think it's because one of her friends are moving there. I like the attitude there myself. Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I need to do some research on gardening and planting seasons.

there's a book called Gardening in the Golden Crescent, it's hard to find.

tmosley
01-09-2009, 11:52 PM
Stay out of texas, too crowded as it is.

If you're in Houston or Dallas, even then, they have a good amount of manufacturing there, so they are well situated to survive a depression. In fact, Houston and Galveston survived the first Great Depression without breaking their stride, or so I am told.

asimplegirl
01-09-2009, 11:57 PM
We have been leaning towards Texas. My wife seems to be swaying this way too. I think it's because one of her friends are moving there. I like the attitude there myself. Thanks for all the suggestions. Now I need to do some research on gardening and planting seasons.

Just remember these two things:

1.. We don't care how you did it up North..want to piss a southerner off? Go ahead, tell us.
2... Do not live in Austin. It is the San Fran of Texas..Liberals will tear you to shreds.

Other than that, you should be fine.

Oh, and in a restaurant, do not sugar your grits... that's a give away that you are a transplant and you will from then on be known as a Yankee.

Athan
01-10-2009, 01:07 AM
Ron Paul supporter? Come to Texas, pls. Ike created a lot of work here.

american.swan
01-10-2009, 03:37 AM
In Texas, if the cops come to your house and find a dead body of an intruder. Their going to charge you with murder. Even if you have signs saying trespassers will be shot. BUT if the body falls completely inside the house, your just protecting your home and you shouldn't be in a bit of trouble. It seems to be the law in Texas.

asimplegirl
01-10-2009, 03:59 AM
In Louisiana, the body can be outside, inside, by your car that is nowhere near your house... Castle Doctrine in combination with Stand your ground laws. No need to be touched. If you feel your life, property or freedom, or that of someone else's is at risk, have full permission to shoot to stop the threat..i.e. kill.

Call the cops, they pick up the body.

See why the Brady campaign hates us? :)

LibertyEagle
01-10-2009, 06:48 AM
Just remember these two things:
2... Do not live in Austin. It is the San Fran of Texas..Liberals will tear you to shreds.


Seeing as how I live in Austin and you don't, I'll jump in here. Yes, Austin is much more liberal than the rest of Texas, but no one "tears you to shreds". People are pretty laid-back here and it's unique in that they don't judge you for what you do, but who you are as a person. That said, I'd stay out of all the big cities, because when the SHTF, it ain't gonna be pretty.

You'll like it in Texas. But, our politics ain't so good either. We have Governor "goodhair" Perry and unless we do something pretty quickly, we're going to get now Senator Hutchison as our next Governor. That ain't good, either. We're invaded by illegal aliens and I don't see that changing anytime soon, either.

Oh, and you don't have to drag in 'em your house, here, either. ;)

Dianne
01-10-2009, 07:17 PM
I would never consider Texas due to the illegal alien invasion, and the Texas government's willingness to allow them to continue raping the Texas taxpayer dollars.

Dianne
01-10-2009, 07:18 PM
Oh, and besides that. Any state that could elect George Bush as governor is questionable :rolleyes:

mediahasyou
01-10-2009, 11:14 PM
I read on this forum that the gavelston texas area has jobs because of the past hurricanes that rolled through.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showpost.php?p=1899514&postcount=31

bj72
01-11-2009, 02:10 AM
Not sure out of the 3 you listed...none of those three would be at the top of my list. Tough call. I mentioned in another thread that if you are considering states it is helpful to do a spreadsheet. We did that and visited http://www.realnightmare.org/states/13/, the brady website (anyone they ranked low, we ranked high, lol), and hslda.org among others to find out how states were leaning. We also looked up taxes (income, sales, etc) and other laws that affect retirement pay and such. Each category (2nd amendment, Real ID, etc) had comments for each state in green (good), yellow or orange (2 levels of moderate), and red (bad). We also added weather (hurricanes, humidity, tornadoes, cold, etc) and how that could affect finances and sustainability. Another category: water....drought is an increasing issue for some states, some are coming up with innovative ways to deal with it, others may have a big problem in the future.

Anyway, after adding things up, the results surprised us. Several we hadn't really thought about were in the top 3. Obviously you'll need to rank the importance of issues for your individual family, but I'd encourage you to lay it all out, the answer may be very clear, or you may all the sudden come up with a 4th state you haven't considered.

revolutionary8
01-11-2009, 03:34 AM
Oh, and besides that. Any state that could elect George Bush as governor is questionable :rolleyes:

Oh please.

#1- The Gubernatorial "elections" in Texas, the strongest state in the Union, are "decided" just like most of the "Important" elections the world over- by the media and TBTB. Next thing you know, you will blame "the Texans" for Rick Perry's Presidency. (God help us all)

#2 Don't get me started on Ann Richards

#3 RON PAUL

It is pretty obvious you have no idea what you are talking about Dianne. :rolleyes:

That said,
TEXAS, OP- there is really no other place like it. That is where the battle will begin, and IMO- end. If you move there, you will meet the most loyal and trustworthy friends (when it really matters) of your life.

revolutionary8
01-11-2009, 04:41 AM
Just remember these two things:

1.. We don't care how you did it up North..want to piss a southerner off? Go ahead, tell us.
2... Do not live in Austin. It is the San Fran of Texas..Liberals will tear you to shreds.

Other than that, you should be fine.

Oh, and in a restaurant, do not sugar your grits... that's a give away that you are a transplant and you will from then on be known as a Yankee.

# 2 - You are clueless. ;)
#1 - I care, just so I can tell em' how WRONG their "edumacatshun" is/was.
heh.

"So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this that I would have cheerfully lost all that I have lost by the war, and have suffered all that I have suffered to have this object attained."


- "It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it."

-"My experiences of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them: nor, in spite of failures which I lament, of errors which I now see and acknowledge, or the present aspect of affairs, do I despair of the future. The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope."

-General Robert Edward Lee


(Tell em' to keep reading the government issued history books and watching the tee vee)

gaazn
01-11-2009, 09:44 AM
Go from the #1 unemployment state to the #2 unemployment state (SC) is an improvement, but doesn't make sense. And to go from the ghost city of Detroit to the upcoming ghost city of Atlanta is questionable. That leaves Texas by default.

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 03:53 PM
# 2 - You are clueless. ;)
#1 - I care, just so I can tell em' how WRONG their "edumacatshun" is/was.
heh.

"So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that Slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interest of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this that I would have cheerfully lost all that I have lost by the war, and have suffered all that I have suffered to have this object attained."


- "It is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it."

-"My experiences of men has neither disposed me to think worse of them nor be indisposed to serve them: nor, in spite of failures which I lament, of errors which I now see and acknowledge, or the present aspect of affairs, do I despair of the future. The truth is this: The march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient; the work of progress so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble; the life of humanity is so long, that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave and are thus discouraged. It is history that teaches us to hope."

-General Robert Edward Lee


(Tell em' to keep reading the government issued history books and watching the tee vee)

We know alot more about RE LEE, and the war than you'd think, as we are taught to question the government from birth here, lol.
well, most people don't even think about slavery that much anymore, as many would be against it...so that wouldn't matter. And what is education when you could live completely free of the federal government?

Would you trade it?

(BTW, Louisiana has one of the tops schools in the country for educating teachers. Ironic how our teachers suck, though, huh? )

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 03:57 PM
(BTW, Louisiana has one of the tops schools in the country for educating teachers. Ironic how our teachers suck, though, huh? )

Because they all leave to teach elsewhere. We don't pay our teachers much here.
Several of my friends have already moved to other states as teachers.

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 04:25 PM
I know, as I have said before most of my family (not immediate) were and are teachers...including my mom. I went to said school of education, you know the one, torch, and my major was a double: holistic nutrition and early childhood education. All my family that are teachers, except my grandmother, are teachers in grant parish...the least paid..lol. Grandma has taught at PHS since...good lord, since the early 70s.

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 04:35 PM
I know, as I have said before most of my family (not immediate) were and are teachers...including my mom. I went to said school of education, you know the one, torch, and my major was a double: holistic nutrition and early childhood education. All my family that are teachers, except my grandmother, are teachers in grant parish...the least paid..lol. Grandma has taught at PHS since...good lord, since the early 70s.

My parents sent me to Menard. (the alternative was Bayou Chicot High School/ also known as T.C.U. or Turkey Creek University because that is as far as anyone gets in that area)
I got my degree from L.C.
All around I had awesome teachers.
In fact, I was taught science by scientist. I was taught math by engineers... etc.

I think Louisiana has the most private schools per capita...

Another interesting study coming out of new orleans...
There is an equal number of private schools to public schools...
But the administrative cost for private schools in NOLA is 90% less than the public school budget.

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 04:49 PM
That tells you something doesn't it?

BTW, I went to Montgomery HS as it was the closest to my house at a good 25 miles away, and went to Northwestern State University, in the section called "College University" in the Scholar's College.

HOLLYWOOD
01-11-2009, 04:52 PM
My parents sent me to Menard. (the alternative was Bayou Chicot High School/ also known as T.C.U. or Turkey Creek University because that is as far as anyone gets in that area)
I got my degree from L.C.
All around I had awesome teachers.
In fact, I was taught science by scientist. I was taught math by engineers... etc.

I think Louisiana has the most private schools per capita...

Another interesting study coming out of new orleans...
There is an equal number of private schools to public schools...
But the administrative cost for private schools in NOLA is 90% less than the public school budget.


Not to HiJack this... but here's the results of "Expertise"...

Why is Washington DC a failure? Look at their Expertise... the majority are Attorneys... not Engineers, not Scientists, Historians (excluding that loser shill C. RICE), etc... then it's politicized!

And then it's the special interest groups within the Beltway that dictate the policies/consult actions... AIPAC, AFSCME, Heritage Foundation, Brookings Institute, Rand Corp, etc...

And what given as representation to the people who elect these clowns... Fast expedited Passports for Vacations, and American Flags that have been flown at the Capital for 3 seconds.

Don't forget your Obamination "CHANGE" Coins and Dinner Plates! :rolleyes:

now back to our regularly posted threads... MOVE TO TEXAS!

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 05:01 PM
That tells you something doesn't it?

BTW, I went to Montgomery HS as it was the closest to my house at a good 25 miles away, and went to Northwestern State University, in the section called "College University" in the Scholar's College.

Did you know a physics teacher, Roby(rob/robert) Ward?

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 05:02 PM
That tells you something doesn't it?

BTW, I went to Montgomery HS as it was the closest to my house at a good 25 miles away, and went to Northwestern State University, in the section called "College University" in the Scholar's College.

I attended NSU for 3 years. Louisiana School is supposedly top notch.
I'd see the kids from there everyday...

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 05:09 PM
In my opinion it was a great education...I learned alot more than my counterparts at LSUA. ...But that was to be expected (this was when it was still a 2 year school)

I didn't like LC, because I didn't like the whole church scene.

My only issue with NSULA was that it is like the STD capital of the world.

RickyJ
01-11-2009, 05:14 PM
I was thinking about moving to Michigan myself. I live in Georgia now and am tired of the hot summers we have here. I know you guys complain about the snow, but 100 straight days of 90+ degree weather in the summer with high humidity isn't any fun either.

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 05:29 PM
In my opinion it was a great education...I learned alot more than my counterparts at LSUA. ...But that was to be expected (this was when it was still a 2 year school)

I didn't like LC, because I didn't like the whole church scene.

My only issue with NSULA was that it is like the STD capital of the world.

When I was at NSU, women outnumbered men 7:1.
But syphilus was spreading big time in that area... so was herpes.
So, suffice to say... I did not participate in procreational practicing in that area without a rain coat on...

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 05:34 PM
When I was at NSU, women outnumbered men 7:1.
But syphilus was spreading big time in that area... so was herpes.
So, suffice to say... I did not participate in procreational practicing in that area without a rain coat on...

Yes, same when I was there.

I will never forget the orientation class that I went to . It was in the nurse's office. We were shown about 200 pictures of nasty genitals, with bad stuff going on, mouths with issues. They all had bunches of diseases. The nurse asked me..." Do you know what all these people have in common?"

I said no ma'am. She replied, "They all live in your dormitory."

EEK!

I never even spoke to people in college, in fear of catching an STD.


Did you know a physics teacher, Roby(rob/robert) Ward?


In Montgomery or NSU?

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 05:45 PM
Yes, same when I was there.

I will never forget the orientation class that I went to . It was in the nurse's office. We were shown about 200 pictures of nasty genitals, with bad stuff going on, mouths with issues. They all had bunches of diseases. The nurse asked me..." Do you know what all these people have in common?"

I said no ma'am. She replied, "They all live in your dormitory."

EEK!

I never even spoke to people in college, in fear of catching an STD.




In Montgomery or NSU?

He taught at Montgomery, but I don't know how old you are.. so I'm not sure if he was there, when you where there.

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 05:50 PM
Nah, we didn't have a physics teacher at Montgomery when I went. Or a band. WE got speech and debate after my sophomore year, at the prodding of me and a few friends, who ran it, when we graduated, it left.

We didn't have much of anything at Montgomery. I went before they combined Montgomery Gaines and Montgomery, but when I graduated they had been combined a year. Guess that's why people shouldn't sen their kids to schools where, when combined with another school, catering to grades 7-12, you only have 200 students, and have to take classes in the boys locker room or ahern buildings alongside the football field, eh?

My class had 42 people in it, only 36 of us graduated.

torchbearer
01-11-2009, 05:54 PM
Nah, we didn't have a physics teacher at Montgomery when I went. Or a band. WE got speech and debate after my sophomore year, at the prodding of me and a few friends, who ran it, when we graduated, it left.

We didn't have much of anything at Montgomery. I went before they combined Montgomery Gaines and Montgomery, but when I graduated they had been combined a year. Guess that's why people shouldn't sen their kids to schools where, when combined with another school, catering to grades 7-12, you only have 200 students, and have to take classes in the boys locker room or ahern buildings alongside the football field, eh?

My class had 42 people in it, only 36 of us graduated.

My class at menard had 69 people in it. (the largest class)
All graduated, one had a 36 ACT, another had 34 ACT... and the average was 24 ACT. (I had 26)
It was cool to be smart... and athletic... so to be a slacker was not cool.
That is a good learning environment.

At the time I registered for menard, you had to compete for seats in classes... meaning, you had to take a test and score high to be considered for enrollment.

Problem children were asked to leave.
College prep was the goal.

asimplegirl
01-11-2009, 06:01 PM
That's the way it should be.

At Montgomery, it was only cool to have sex, do drugs, and drive a truck with big chrome rims.

It was not cool to not be rich, to not wear Tommy, to be a virgin, or to be smart.

I didn't fit into any of that.

I started speech and debate, worked in the office for credits, so I could be there when my brother was in school, never did anything like smoking, drinking, doing drugs then, was known to be abstinent, liked to read, and didn't care for brands.

I did not fit into any group. I had a couple friends, but they could fit into certain groups like, smart kid group, or emo kid group....I didn't like any of those.

My brother was a jock, who fit into all those groups, and never did anything good. He passed all his classes and graduated with honors.

See how that works?

(BTW, I got a 28)

Mesogen
01-12-2009, 04:35 PM
Out of those three places, I'd pick Texas. I'd want to move to South Texas or Central Texas. Something like Corpus Christi or Austin.

Corpus Christi is nice because it's quiet and sleepy and has beaches. I guess around spring break those beaches aren't as quiet but whatever. It's a nice place.

asimplegirl
01-12-2009, 05:52 PM
south east Texas has some Cajuns...

that means good music. ::shrug::

revolutionary8
01-13-2009, 12:21 AM
We know alot more about RE LEE, and the war than you'd think, as we are taught to question the government from birth here, lol.
well, most people don't even think about slavery that much anymore, as many would be against it...so that wouldn't matter. And what is education when you could live completely free of the federal government?

Would you trade it?

(BTW, Louisiana has one of the tops schools in the country for educating teachers. Ironic how our teachers suck, though, huh? )

All this time I thought that LA was a part of the South. :confused:

I just think you are confused about Austin. I agree w/ you, but the people who have lived in Austin, and in Texas for a while understand what has happened...
This doesn't mean that the heart of Austin ceases to beat... Or anywhere else in Texas for that matter...
The teachers who are "left behind" gain the most.
It's sad.

revolutionary8
01-13-2009, 12:28 AM
Out of those three places, I'd pick Texas. I'd want to move to South Texas or Central Texas. Something like Corpus Christi or Austin.

Corpus Christi is nice because it's quiet and sleepy and has beaches. I guess around spring break those beaches aren't as quiet but whatever. It's a nice place.

Corpus Christi/Port Arthur is where Janis Joplin was born. Not real tolerant. :(
iow- "quiet and sleepy my ass"

misterx
01-22-2009, 12:30 PM
Stay as far away from Georgia as you can, unless you like crime and poverty. Atlanta is the next Detroit. It was announced today that the Dec. unemployment rate in Georgia is 8.1%, up from 7.4% in Nov., and nearly double that of a year ago. Of the three states you mentioned, Texas is far and away the best choice. It really is a nice place to live, or at least it used to be. Just stay away from Houston or the border, and you should be fine.